Mr. Stacey Burden
Dallas, Texas 817-***-**** (Cell)
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Results-driven, well respected, trustworthy, mentor, effective communicator, team builder high successful Aerospace Commercial and Military Executive Vice President / COO Master Black Belt with 30 years of experience and a proven track record. Highly specialized in operations strategic planning, continuous improvement, developing and mentoring effective teams designed to reduce cost, increase revenue and improve operational efficiencies.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Strong Team Operations Leadership
Performance Management / Positive Reinforcement
Master black belt (2yr travel with Japanese)
Strategic Planning & Implementation
Change Management
Contract Management
Effective Communicator
Innovator
Cost Management
Business Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Aero Precision industries LLC, Livermore, Ca. 2015-2016
- 135 employees, global military distributor of aircraft parts and MRO services.
- Private equity firm owned by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- One of (9) entities of the Greenwich AeroGroup Company
- Revenue: 400M
Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations
Reported to: Aero Precision’s President/CEO; soft line to Greenwich CEO
(13) direct reports
Achievements:
-Increased quote hit ratio from 30% to 60% by implementing Integrated Business Units (IBU)
-Created an $18M per year additional revenue stream by expanding and negotiating the
scope of new long term repair/distribution agreements.
-Reduced aging inventory from $75M to $20M by creating a standard operating
procedure for conducting a Make vs. Buy Analysis and implementing an inventory
management software system.
-$567K reduction in labor cost by reducing non-value added activities and reducing hand-offs between departments
-Reduced aging inventory from $75M to $20M by creating a standard operating procedure for conducting a Make vs. Buy Analysis and implementing an inventory management software system.
CHC Helicopters, Dallas, Texas 2011-2015
- 5,000 employees specializing in offshore flight services for oil & gas companies and search & rescue
- Heli-One (subsidiary) performed helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.
- Private equity firm owned by First Reserve Corporation.
- Revenue: 70B
Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing
Reported to: Vice President of Supply Chain
(15) direct reports
Achievements:
-Sikorsky, Airbus, Agusta Westland, achieved a cost savings of $300M for the purchase of (60) helicopters by creating negotiating leverage and an established long term trusting relationship.
-2.5 million average yearly savings in AOG penalties by restructuring and co-locating
the operations and supply chain teams
-Supply Base performance improvements due to supply base rationalization initiative:
o1,200 to 467 reduction in total number of suppliers in supply base
o$2.5M to $1.2M reduced labor cost
o65% reduction of average cost of goods
o65% to 93% improved supply base quality escapes
o56% to 89% improved supply base repair OTD
o30% to 85% increased fill rates
o80% increase supply base LTA penetration
Bell Helicopter, Hurst, Texas 2006-2011
- 5,000 employees specializing in MRO services and production of commercial and military helicopters.
- Subsidiary of: Textron
- Revenue: 5.2B
Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain 2009-2011
Reported to: Vice President of Supply Chain
(7) Direct Reports
Developed Suppliers through the DOD Supplier Mentor Protégé Program
Achievements:
-3.8M reduction of the purchase price of a V22 by developing suppliers
through the Department of Defense Mentor Protégé Program
-Supply Base performance improvements due to supply base rationalization initiative:
o$5.5M to $3.2M reduced labor cost
o55% to 83% improvement in supply base OTD
o75% reduction of average cost of goods
o75% to 90% improved quality performance
o75% increase in supply base LTA penetration
COE Director, Military Blade Manufacturing 2007-2009
Reported to: Vice President of Operations
(5) direct reports
Achievements:
Constructed a new 100,000sq’ automated chemical processing and fabrication
facility which resulted in:
-1.2M reduction in labor cost
-1,564 to 10,746 throughput increase of parts
-38% to 80% improved first pass yield
-4hrs to 1.5hrs reduction in machine set-up time
Sr. Manager, Chemical Processing/Heat Treat 2006-2007
Reported to: Vice President of Manufacturing
(35) direct reports
Achievements:
-With a target of 856 parts per day, improved throughput from 543 to 4,500 parts
per day by implementing lean/six sigma methodologies and improving organizational structure.
-40% to 97% improved first pass yield by creating key performance indicators, writing
- standard operating procedures and conducting preventative maintenance on equipment performing performance maintenance on equipment.
-25% to 98%, OTD improvement by performing preventative maintenance on
equipment, updating old equipment and restructuring work hours.
-30% to 97%, reduced quality defect escapes by creating preformed rubber molds that were installed on parts before parts were inducted in the copper plating tanks. The rubber
grommets eliminated excesses copper plating that would have been a quality defect.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Wichita, Kansas 1987-2006
- Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners
and defense, space and security systems.
- With corporate offices in Chicago, Boeing employs approximately 160,000 people across the
United States and in more than 65 countries.
- Revenue: 96.11B
Vice President /General Manager, Strut Nacelle Responsibility Center 2002-2006
Reported to: President, Wichita Manufacturing Center
(32) direct reports
(850) total employees
Achievements:
-$5.2M additional revenue stream created, $1.2M labor cost reduction by moving the
manufacturing of the 737 Rolls Royce strut from Washington to Kansas, consolidating manufacturing operations and inducting lean methodologies.
-$15 million per year reduction in labor costs and reduced the number of detail
sub-assemblies from 2,687 to 1,328 by developing monolithic structures.
-Increased monthly built rate from (10) ship sets to (24) per month in (83) days by building
and facilitating (8) continuous improvement tiger teams that operated in parallel 24 hours
a day.
Director, Lean Manufacturing 2000-2002
Reported to: Vice President of Manufacturing
(5) Direct reports
Achievements:
-.5M reduction in labor cost by identifying and addressing (517) improvement items in a
60 day Kaizen event
-Reduce cycle time from 6 hours to 3.5 hours by building (2) sets of tooling and moving consumables at point of use. During the drilling/skin installation process on an engine
strut the takt time was 3.5 hours. Our current cycle time was taking over 6hrs for
drilling /skin installation.
Specialist, Lean Manufacturing 1998-2000
Reported to: Vice President of Manufacturing
Achievements:
-From 1997 - 1999 achieved Master Black Belt certification when traveling
with the Boeing Japanese Consultants to Boeing Critical Suppliers to train
them in lean methodologies and implement the Toyota Production System at
their facility.
-On behalf of the President of the Boeing Wichita facility, conducted in excess of (25)
departmental tours and more than (15) work management presentations with corporate
through my department illustrating the implementation of Lean / Six Sigma methodologies.
Process Engineer Analyst 1995-1998
Reported to: Supervisor of Engineering
Achievements:
-Achieved Green Belt Certification while training with the Japanese Consultants from 1997-1999.
-Achieved Black Belt Certification while training with the Japanese Consultants from 1997-1999.
-Traveled with the Japanese Sensei for (2) years while conducting training and implementation of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies with critical suppliers of Boeing.
CNC Machine Operator 1992-1995
Reported to: Supervisor of Machine Fabrication
Achievements:
-Reduced machine set-up time from 3hrs to .5 hrs by developing a new tooling fixture that loaded skin panels onto the CNC machines tooling fixture that loaded skin panels onto the CNC machines
-Reduced machine cycle time from 3 days to 1.5 days with a target of (2) days on fuselage sections. This was accomplished by drilling with a harden carbide bit with a special cut tip increasing the speed of which the CNC machine drilled.
Team Leader, Sheet metal/Pneumatics 1990-1992
Reported to: Supervisor of Manufacturing
Team Lead for a crew of (25)
Achievements:
-Achieved "crew of the quarter" by being the first department to complete all (5) stages of work management Lean/Six Sigma classes, the first department to 5's the entire shop and the first department to identify and address over 105 improvements.
-First department to become a pilot project for lean implementation
Sheet metal Mechanic, Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Electrical Installations 1987-1990
Reported to: Supervisor of Manufacturing.
Achievements:
-Promoted to Shop Lead
-Recognized for most valuable suggestion
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Air Force Reserve / Army National Guard
Air Force - 457th F16 Fighter Squadron Flight OPS
Army - 242nd Combat Engineers Reporting to the Supervisor of manufacturing.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Sikorsky Letter of Recommendation
Airbus Letter of Recommendation
American Airlines Letter of Recognition
ACE Letter of Recommendation
ACT Aerospace Letter of Recommendation
Royal Composites Letter of Recommendation
Aero Bond Letter of Recommendation
Boeing Letter of Recognition for Quality Improvements on the 747,737 Strut programs
Boeing Letter of Recognition for applying new Determinant Assembly and Lean tooling techniques
Soldier of the Year 1990
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Professional Supply Management
Certified Professional Supply Diversity
Master Black belt, Master Lean Sensei) - Boeing
Process Engineering Certificate - WSU/Boeing
Total Quality Management Certificate - WSU/Boeing
Executive Management Certificate - WSU/Boeing
Project Management Certificate- Textron University
EDUCATION
Wichita State University / Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Wichita, Ks 1993
Bachelor Degree - Business Management
Wichita Technical School, Wichita, Ks 1987
Machinist Apprenticeship / Engineering Program Certificate